Container with puncturing drinking tube



M. A. VAN DER SPEK CONTAINER WITH PUNCTURING DRINKING TUBE Nov. 11, 1952 Filed July 5. 1947 2 SHEETS-SHEET l W10/Ima. 090x/5% l m,

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NOV 11, 1952 M. A. VAN DER sPEK CONTAINER WITH PUNCTURING DRINKING TUBE Filed July 5, 1947 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 'lll/IIA 5 ATTORNEYS.

12;?- 7 BY to M' Patented Nov. 11, 1.952

CONTAINER 'WITH PUNCTURING DRINKING TUBE Marinus A. van der Spek, Manhattan Beach, Calif.

Application July 5, 1947, serial No. 759,219

9 Claims.

The present invention relates to a combination container and dispenser, and has for one of its objects the provision of a specially constructed container having incorporated therewith means whereby the contents of the container may be removed in a sanitary, convenient manner.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved container having means associated therewith for normally maintaining a dispenser, such as a straw, within the container.

Another object of the present invention is to Vprovide an improved beverage container wherein beverages of various kinds, such as milk, lemonade, soft drinks, and the like, may have incorporated therein a straw which is sealed for shipment and transportation, the container being of water-proof pasteboard, or any other suitable material, and the straw being sealed on the container, but upon breaking the seal, adaptable for use in drinking the contents of the container.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an improved beverage container of the character indicated above, in which means are provided to sanitarily store a drinking straw, there being provided frangible means whereby access may readily be had to the straw whereby the contents of the container may be withdrawn.

Still another object of the present invention relates to an improved beverage container and dispenser whereby fluids such as milk, soit drinks, and the like can be conveniently dispensed in desirable quantities to the purchasing public at any place, and with a minimum expenditure oi time, trouble, and cost.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible container f non-shatterable material for beverages which is adapted to contain an individual drink which may be served while cold, after which the container and the dispenser means may be discarded without the objection of damage which would otherwise result from broken glass, bottle caps, or the like.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an improved beverage container of paper, cardboard, and the like, wherein there is incorporated on the outside surface of the container a dispensing straw whereby the contents of the container may be conveniently consumed while, at the same time, the beverage is preserved pure and wholesome, and in a desirable condition for consumption.

Still'a further object of the present invention is to provide an improvedbeverage container having incorporated therein a drinking straw which is normally sealed by a frangible member, which when severed to gain access to the straw, automatically causes puncturing of the container and insertion of the straw into the container.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an improved beverage container having incorporated therewith a drinking straw, the container being characterized by the fact that it is of accordion type of construction, allowin-g reduction of its size as the contents are being removed and a drinking straw of small length which may be enclosed in a frangible member, the severing of which automatically causes the drinking straw to puncture the wall of the container and to be inserted within the container.

The features of the present invention which.

are believed to be novel are set forthwith par-- ticularity in the appended claims. This invention itself, both as to its organization and manner of operation, together with further objects and advantages thereof, may be best understood by reference to the following description taken 1n connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a container embodying the present invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken substantially in the direction indicated by the lines 2 2 in Figure 1.

Figure 3 shows a portion ofthe container shown in Figure 2, but with the drinking straw moved in position to cause puncture of the container wall;

Figure 4 is a plan view of a preferred container with associated drinking straw embodying the present invention.

Figure 5 is a sectional View taken substantially on the lines 5 5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 shows a portion of the container shown in Figure 5, but with the drinking straw moved to a position where it causes puncture of the wall of the container.

Figure '7 shows another modified container with associated drinking straw embodying the present invention, the upper end of the container being shown in section.

Figure 8 shows the upper DOIiOn Of the 00ntainer shown in Figure 7 in'enlarged form, and Figure 9 shows another modied arrangement embodied in the present invention.

Referring iirst to the Figures 1-3, the container l0 may be of cardboard, impregnated or covered withparain, and of conventional size.

In accordance with certain phases? ofM the present invention, a drinking straw I I is fastened in a semipermanent manner by suitable glue or mucilage on one of the outside vertical surfaces of the container by a removable strip l2 which covers the drinking straw to keep it sanitary. The upper end of the strip I2 is formed in the shape of a triangular tab IZA which may be conveniently grasped and pulled off the upper surface of the container I0, as well as the full length of the covering strip I2 down to the tear line IZB formed therein. The strip I2. below the tear line 12B may be fastened in a more permanent manner and covers the lower endof the drinking tube II, which is pointed and normally positioned adjacent the aperture ISA in the container. sealed by the frangible cardboard member IBB which is of thickness smaller than the thickness of the other walls of the container for ready piercing, as indicated in Figure, by the pointed end of the drinking straw I-I as it-ispivoted when the straw is pivoted about an axis-corresponding. substantially to an axis through .the tear line. I 2B.

Thus,- when, a patron or purchaser. desires to gain access to the contentsofthe4 container It, he simply tears olif` the strip I2 by grasping the tab I2A and ltearing the sarne to the-tear line IZB, the drinking straw II being-still rmlyiattached to the lower end of thev strip I2- adjacent the frangible cover movementof the drinkingv straw causes its pointed end to pierce the frangible cover IB. and to be inserted in the liquid within the container, whereby the same may bewithdrawn.

In the arrangement shown in Figures 4, 5, and 6, they drinking straw II isv disposed. on the upper face of the container 2B. The. container 20 is of accordion type construction to allow its vertical height to be decreased at will when and as fluid is being removed therefrom. rIhe type of container shown in Figure lbesides` having thedri'nking tubeA I I mounted'thereommay have a conventional pivotally mounted closurev member 2| thereon.

In Figures 4, 5 and 6, the drinking4 tube I.I. may be' inserted into the container in exactly the same manner as is the corresponding drinking tube in the arrangement shown` in Figures, 1l,v 2 and 3, and corresponding elements in Figures 1-6 have identical reference numerals.

One of the important features of the present invention is the collapsible feature of, the container shown in Figure 5, which allows the. use of a relatively short drinking straw, since the upper level of the remaining liquid within. the container may be moved at willand. raised above the lower end of the drinking tube inserted therein.

In the arrangement shown in Figuresv 1-6, inclusive, it is noted that they end of straw lfI may remain joined to the container and p ivotally moved thereon when and as liquid is being withdrawn.

Inthe arrangement shown in Figures 7 and 8, a popbottle 33 isshown with the conventional type of bottle cap mounted; thereon, modi-fied in accordance with the present invention to provide a central opening 32 therethrough for the insertion and normal maintenance therein of a drinking tube 33. This central aperture 3.2 is normally closed by a removable resilient cjap member 34, arranged to resiliently engage the annular bead 35 provided 'atA the-upperend of .the cap member 3l. Y

Upon removal of this upper cap member 34,

This aperture IDA isnormally IQB. Thereafter., pivotal the drinking straw 33, due to its buoyancy, is moved upwardly out of the container 30 to a position where it may be grasped and readily used.

The modified structure shown in Figure 9 is very much like the corresponding structure iigure shown in Figures 7 and 8, but.v inthis case, the upper removable cap member 38, instead of being resiliently maintained on an annular bead, is screw threadedly mounted on the cap 3i which isyotherwise of conventional construction.

Referring again to the container structure shown in Figures 1 through 3, there is no diiiculty in the removal of the last amount of liquid in the container when the container is tipped or the Vbottom of the container is closely adjacent the end of the drinking tube II, or when the bond between the drinking tube I I and the wall of the container to which it is pivotally attachedis such to allov.T separationof the tube IIl from the wall whereby. the tube II. may be projected against the bottom wall of theA container. All of these alternate structures embody the present invention.

While the particular embodiments of thev present invention-have been shownV andv described, it will be obvious toV those skilled7 in the art that changes and modications may be made without departing from this invention in its broader,y aspects and, therefore, the aim in the appended claims is to cover allsuch changesand-modications as fall within the truespirit and. scope of this invention.

I claim:

l. An article of manufacture, a beverage container having a. frangible closure member on an end wall of the same, a drinking tube having one end mounted onl said end Wall adjacent said frangible member and on the outside of said container out of contact with the beverage which may be within said container, said tube end being adapted to puncture said frangible member, and means pivotally mounting said drinking tube on said beverage container with the path of movement of said tubeend passing through said. frangle member whereby a pivotal movement of said drinking tube causes puncture ofsaid frangible member andv movement ofsaid tube end into said container, said container being collapsible and. having. vertical walls of accordion-like construction, said verticalfwallsrhaving an extended length substantially greater than the length of said. tube and, the dimensions of said end wall, said verticali walls. being thuseX- tensible to allow said tube end to. be. immersed inV the beverage in said container after said fra-ngible member is thus punctured and; when and as the. beverage within. said` container is being` consumed.

2,. A beverage container having a frangible closure memben, a drinking tube having one end mounted adjacent said frangible member and strong enough to puncture the same, means pivotally mounting said drinln'ng tube on said beverage container with the path of movement. of said tube end passing through saidV frangible member to. puncture the same whereby apivotal movement. of. said. drinking tube causes puncture of. said frangible member and-movement. of said tubev end. into said container, and a protective cover constituting a part of saidpivotally mounting means which is secu-red to. said container completely over said. drinking .tube` to .protect the same.

3. A liquid container having mounted thereon for guided movement With respect thereto a drinking tube, one end of the drinking tube being mounted adjacent a frangible closure member on said container and being strong enough to puncture said member, and means providing said guided movement of said tube end whereby movement of the tube produces puncture and insertion of said tube end through said frangible member, and a protective cover constituting a portion of said means secured to said container and disposed completely over said drinking tube.

4. An article of manufacture, a liquid container having a frangible closure member, a tube mounted for guided movement on said container in a sealed position and on an outer surface of said container out of contact With the liquid which may be within said container, and said tube being effective upon said guided movement from said sealed position to move into engagement with said closure member to puncture the same and to be inserted into said container through said frangible member, and a protective sealing cover secured to said container completely over said tube to seal the same.

5. The invention defined in claim 4 characterized by the fact that the container has vertical side walls of accordion type construction of greater extended length than the length of said tube, and said tube is mounted on an end wall having said frangible closure member, said end Wall having dimensions substantially less than the extended length of said accordion side walls.

6. In an arrangement of the character described, a liquid container having a frangible closure member, a drinking tube mounted on an outside wall of said container out of contact with the liquid which may be contained within said container, a strip completely covering said tube with a first portion thereof releasably axed to said container, and with a second portion thereof permanently axed to said container, a tear line separating said rst and second portions of said strip, a tab extending from said first portion of said strip to allow a person to grasp the same and detach said first portion of said strip from said container, said tube having one of its ends pointed and disposed adjacent said frangible closure member, said second portion of said strip permanently affixing said one end of said tube to said container and permitting pivotal movement of said pointed end of said tube on said container.

7. In an arrangement of the character described, a container having a frangible closure member therein, a drinking tube mounted on said container with one end thereof adjacent said frangible closure member, a strip mounted on said container and completely covering said tube, said strip having a first portion thereof semi-permanently afxed to said container and a second portion thereof permanently aixed both to said container and to said one end of said tube, a tear line in said strip separating said first and second portions thereof, said second portion being sufliciently resilient to allow pivotal movement of said tube with respect to said container, and said one tube end being sufliciently strong in relationship to the strength of said frangible closure member to puncture the f same upon such pivotal movement.

8. In an arrangement of the character described, a liquid container having a frangible closure member, a drinking tube mounted on an outside Wall of said container out of contact With the liquid which may be contained Within said container, a cover completely covering said tube with a first portion thereof permanently affixed to said container, said tube having one of its ends disposed adjacent said frangible closure member. said first portion of said cover permanently affixing said one end of said tube to said container and permitting pivotal movement of said one end of said tube on said container to puncture said frangible closure member.

9. In an arrangement of the character described, a container having a frangible closure member therein, a drinking tube mounted on said container with one end thereof adjacent said frangible closure member, a cover member mounted on said container and completely covering said tube, said cover member having a rst portion thereof semi-permanently affixed to said container and a second portion thereof permanently affixed, both to said container and to said one end of said tube, said second portion being sufficiently resilient to allow pivotal movement of said tube With respect to said container, and said one tube end being sufliciently strong in relationship to said frangible closure member to puncture the same upon such pivotal movement.

MARINUS A. VAN DER SPEK.

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